Before they opened their bicycle shop, the Wright brothers ran this business.
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Interview: Steve Maxner / Perserving veterans’ past for the future
Steve Maxner, director of the Vietnam Center and Archive at Texas Tech, has seen the Oral History Project grow to over 1,000 interviews.
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Daily Quiz for June 14, 2011
Sir Sandford Fleming made several contributions to society including this.
Posted inStories
Who Was the Youngest Civil War General
Trivia buffs beware: Galusha Pennypacker’s claim to being the Civil War’s youngest general doesn’t hold up
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World War Two in Gettysburg
Scrap drives, war rallies and German POWs took over America’s preeminent battlefield
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Daily Quiz for June 13, 2011
This was the result of 11-year-old Grace Bedell’s letter to Abraham Lincoln.
Posted inWeapons & Gear Manual
Martin M-130 Flying Boat: China Clipper‘s Trans-Pacific Flights
The world became a little smaller when the China Clipper blazed an aerial pathway across the Pacific and inaugurated practical commercial air routes during a 60-hour flight.
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The Triplane Fighter Craze of 1917
First the British, then the Germans believed that three wings would give them a fighter with good pilot visibility, tight maneuverability and a better climb rate. But one other issue remained to be addressed: speed.
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Daily Quiz for June 12, 2011
Before becoming a cultural icon with his own Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, Fred Rogers worked as a floor producer for The Lucky Strike Hit Parade, NBC Opera Theatre, and this program.